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Newmont's Gold Quarry Mine
October 2005 by Bill Rich
The Maggie Creek Mining District, of which the Gold Quarry Mine is a part, was first explored in the 1870s. The transcontinental railroad had recently been built through the area. Carlin, a rail stop about 7 miles south of the district...
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It's Hard to Find Gold!
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...even the best prospectors have times when they do not find gold. It is all about taking chances against tough odds and succeeding.
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Panning for Gold on Canyon Creek
August 2016
I was able to remove the gravels with the assistance of a crowbar and I scooped them up with a garden trowel. This gravel contained over a pennyweight of gold and there were several 2-grain and 3-grain pieces…
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Now, from all corners of the world, at all hours of the day and night, people call, trying to reach out and touch someone. Anyone, really, who might happen to be passing by when the Mojave Phone Booth starts ringing.
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The Bawl Mill
November 2006
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• Help Needed: light office work, good pay, good benefits...
• FBI pulling weeds in Washington, DC
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• Help Needed: light office work, good pay, good benefits...
• FBI pulling weeds in Washington, DC
• Oops!
The Ball Mill
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• Bringing down the house
• German "manhandlers"
• Don't call us; we'll call you...
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• German "manhandlers"
• Don't call us; we'll call you...
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Fells Flat Gold
March 2012
My wife Fran and I were brushing and repairing the road to our claim when we were interrupted by a fellow in a pretty yellow Jeep heading out to the local town of Quincy, California.
My wife Fran and I were brushing and repairing the road to our claim when we were interrupted by a fellow in a pretty yellow Jeep heading out to the local town of Quincy, California.
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